the box

[henry quirk]

Taking Sundae's reasoning: I have the box, I push the button, someone close to Sundae drops dead.


Sundae, with a dead 'someone close' at your feet, can you still ask, 'why is one dea(t)h worth more than another?'

Objectively: you're absolutely right in the asking, of course.

But: right here, right now, we're talking not about a faceless stranger (an object), but one of 'yours' (a subject).

I net a million; you have a funeral to pay for.

Still feel cavalier?

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"...people die every day. Millions of them. Many could be prevented, especially deaths of children."

As I pointed out up-thread: there's a big difference between refusing to put out the fire, and, starting the fire.